working from home
How’s your home office space for remote work? Is it neat and organized, or is it cluttered with piles of items you’ve unknowingly accumulated? Perhaps, your makeshift home office is your couch or bed. The thing is, we were all caught up by the COVID-19 pandemic. What was one time a theoretical contraption turned into […]
We can all agree that remote work has become common practice, especially since lockdown restrictions turned it into a business necessity. According to Global Workplace Analytics, 56% of employees hold jobs that can be done from home. Even so, as the pandemic dies down, companies are starting to bring their operations back to their offices. […]
2020 was a dumpster fire of a year, but the remote work movement is one of the few good things that came out of it. With many forced into the virtual environment, most people finally got to experience the benefits of working from home first-hand. Unfortunately, many companies are now moving back their operations to […]
Time can be our friend, but it can also be our biggest enemy. Most employees have eight hours a day, but for some, there’s never enough time for all the tasks they need to complete. As a project manager, how many times have you extended a deadline for your team? Perhaps you moved a task […]
The adoption of remote work had been showing growth even before the pandemic. However, its popularity skyrocketed when people were forced to remain at home for health safety. Fortunately, tech tools were already available to make the setup possible and convenient for many companies. Across the globe, more and more businesses have been embracing flexible […]
Before the pandemic, employers were heavily opposed to the idea of remote work. Managers believed that people would give in to the distractions at home, which can affect their productivity. A decade ago, only a privileged few could enjoy the perks of remote working. These days, telework and teleconferencing technologies can support geographically distributed teams. […]
It has been almost a year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to let their employees work from home. Naturally, many took this opportunity to go back to their home states to cut back on their expenses. However, the longer an employee works from another state, the more likely they are to face new tax […]
Working from home was a growing movement even before the world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. A Switzerland-based study found that about two-thirds of the total population around the world worked remotely at least once every week. The numbers multiplied fast in 2020 as the working-from-home economy started to take shape. By mid-2020 a whopping 42 percent […]
Before, having your couch as your office and the length of your hallway as your daily commute was just a dream. However, we live amidst the reality of COVID-19, isolation, and social distancing. Indeed, WFH or work from home is no longer a dream for many. What’s more, remote work arrangements are likely to stay. […]
Are you almost broke and looking for ways to make extra cash during these trying times? You are not alone. According to statistics published by the US Department of Labor, the unemployment rate rose by 10 percent to reach a record high of 14.7 percent in April. This translates to 23.1 million Americans. Economists say […]
Before, telecommuting was a rare privilege for select employees. However, the spread of COVID-19 has forced companies to move to this setup. Telecommuting has become necessary to maintain business continuity. While this is not a new concept, a lot of teams and companies are just learning how telecommuters work for the first time. Even as […]
The way we work has improved significantly, thanks to the breakthroughs in technology. Traditional office setting used to be the perfect place to do work. Today, however, telecommuting is becoming quite popular, and is quickly becoming a standard. As such, plenty of top jobs for remote work are opening, including virtual bookkeeping. Working from home […]
According to an article published on Stanford News, the ‘work-from-home economy’ is likely to continue long after the COVID-19 pandemic dies down. 42% of the US labor force is now remotely working full time. However, despite the benefits of this setup, it is still not without problems. Business Insider interviewed several remote workers who shared the most […]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2016 data, there were about 11 million stay-at-home parents. Of course, with social distancing regulations implemented around the country, that figure has become significantly higher. However, as quarantine rules relax in various cities, a lot of parents have no choice but to go back to their offices. With the […]
